7:30 pm - Tuesday, September 27

Stage: Kristina Wong - Sweatshop Overlord

La Jolla Playhouse , 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego

Theater

On Day 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bedsheets and bra straps on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading the Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home sweatshop of hundreds of volunteers—including children and her own mother—to fix the U.S. public health care system while in quarantine. It was a feminist care utopia forming in the midst of crisis. Or was it a mutual aid doomsday cult? With hilarity and boundless generosity, she invites the audience in on her work building community in isolation, while reflecting on what we’d been through and imagining what we wanted to become.

Kristina Wong is an American comedienne known primarily for her work as a solo theater performer, performance artist, and actor. She identifies as a feminist and her work often tackles themes regarding race, sex, and privilege, often in conjunction with the Asian-American experience, through a satirical lens.

Admission/Cost: $25 - $65

Location:
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

Dates and times:
From Tuesday, September 20 to Sunday, October 16, 2022
Tuesdays and Wednesdays - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays - 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Sundays - 7:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday Matiness - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM